[mythtv-users] Backend machine - Acer Altos G540 Std Server?

[mythtv at phipps-hutton.freeserve.co.uk]

Quoting Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com>:
> ...Mythtv balance the load across your recording drives.  I find most low
> end server hardware overrated.  Often as not, it's hardly any better
> than consumer grade stuff; so you just pay more for a better warranty
> and a case with hotswap power and drive cages (I can afford to keep
> spares on hand and a few minutes of downtime to do a swap).

When I was working for a certain network switch manufacturer it was  
common knowledge that the most profitable part of the products were  
the hot swap power modules, they were dirt cheap to make, never failed  
and were sold for a huge markup. Almost every customer bought them.

Cheers,
Tim.